Urinary System
How many kidney's do humans have?
What is 2?
What structure matches this function: "carry unfiltered blood into the kidneys to be filtered"
What is renal arteries
What are the narrow tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis to the urinary bladder called?
What is ureters
Each kidney contains how many nephrons?
What is 1 million?
What are the 3 functions of a nephron?
What is filtration, reabsorption and secretion?
The most common nitrogenous waste product in humans is ___________________, which is made in the liver.
What is urea?
What is the superficial outer layer of the kidneys called?
What is longer in the male anatomy and drains urine from the bladder out of the body?
The urethra
What is the structure that delivers unfiltered blood to the nephron?
What is renal artery?
Urea is a major component of: ___________________
What is urine
Nitrogenous waste products are brought in the blood to the liver as _______________ (an extremely toxic nitrogenous waste product).
What is ammonia
What is the funnel shaped structure that collects urine from the calyces?
What is renal pelvis
What is the deeper portion of the kidney called?
What is renal medulla
What is the structure that is the first part of the nephron, its cup-shaped and surrounds the glomerulus?
What is bowman's capsule?
Where is urea made?
What is the liver?
The liver removes ammonia from the blood and converts it into the less harmful substance known as ______________.
What is urea
What is the tube that drains urine from the bladder out of the body?
What is urethra?
What maintains homeostasis of water, ions, wastes and more?
What is kidneys
What is the tight ball of capillaries that are filled with unfiltered blood called?
Which should NOT be found in our urine?
Salts
Water
Urea
White blood cells
What is number 4, white blood cells
What is excretion?
What is "removing metabolic wastes created by the cells."
Name the muscular sac that stores urine until urination.
What is the bladder
What collects urine from the renal pyramids and dumps it into the renal pelvis?
What is Calyces
What are the 3 parts of the renal tubule?
What is proximal convoluted tubule, loop of henle; distal convoluted tubule?
What is the correct order of structures that urine passes through as it is excreted from the body?
What is Kidney → Ureter → Bladder → Urethra